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15 Small PR Firms Worth Hiring in 2026

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Fifteen small and boutique PR firms worth hiring span specialties from finance and healthcare to B2B tech and consumer brands, including J Public Relations, IMRE, Lippe Taylor, and InkHouse. Market depth at the small-firm tier is real: these agencies operate at the top of their categories despite running leaner than the global holding companies. Below, 15 U.S. firms and what each one specializes in.

Part of EPR's PR Firms & Communications Agencies directory. See also the AKR, Cross Marketing PR, and Mannfolk PR boutique profiles.

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15 Small PR Firms to Know

Feintuch Communications

Feintuch was founded in 2009 by Henry Feintuch, who serves as president of the agency and is a former broadcast journalist. The leadership brings decades of experience to its Park Avenue, New York City office. The firm specializes in finance, investor relations, and technology, helping with B2B and B2C campaigns for companies and non-profits of all sizes.

The agency's focus areas include new product launches, branding, media relations, corporate identity, awards programs, association marketing, consumer outreach, and speaking platforms. Clients have included Xerox DocuMate Scanners, Soliddd, Emergent Capital, Agricultural Bank of China, and Visioneer.

J Public Relations

JPR has offices in New York, San Diego, Los Angeles, and London. Founded in 2005, the firm has grown to approximately 50 employees, specializing in food and beverage, beauty and fashion, travel, and economic development. JPR is a female-founded and run firm: Jamie Lynn Sigler and Sarah Evans are managing partners. The agency's in-house social division, 7th & Wit, handles content, influencer relations, and digital trends.

Clients have included Four Seasons Resort Lana'i HI, Baja Mexico, Pulitzer Amsterdam, Trump International Hotel DC, and Aloe Gloe.

IMRE, LLC

IMRE is a marketing communications agency with offices in Baltimore, New York City, Raleigh, and Los Angeles. Founded in 1993 by President David Imre, the firm describes itself as "the Transformative Agency of Today." Its social marketing division is called 5Loom. IMRE offers integrated communications including strategic planning, marketing, branding, and PR, with focus on healthcare, financial services, and home products.

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Clients include California Pizza Kitchen, The Home Depot, American National Red Cross, T. Rowe Price, and Stihl.

Olive PR Solutions

Olive PR is a boutique firm offering PR, social media, and corporate social responsibility support, headquartered in San Diego. Founder and president Jennifer Borba Von Stauffenberg established the firm to provide solutions for businesses to "achieve their grandest vision."

Clients have included the Little Italy Association, Aya Healthcare, NOM Maternity, Broadstone Corsair, and the Spectrum Miami Art Show. Olive has placed clients in publications including O, The Oprah Magazine, NBC News, Popular Science, Latina, and The Doctors.

Gramercy Communications

Gramercy Communications is based in Troy, New York. According to the firm, its clients "represent over $5 billion worth of economic activity in New York State alone." Gramercy is integrated, providing marketing, public affairs, strategic services, and public relations.

Founder and president Tom Nardacci started the agency in Albany in 2005 and moved it to Troy in 2012. In 2013, he opened Tech Valley Center of Gravity, a tech business incubator, followed by additional space called the Troy Innovation Garage.

Lippe Taylor

The public relations and digital marketing agency Lippe Taylor, headquartered in New York, was founded by Maureen Lippe, a leading voice in media who had previously been at Vogue and Harper's Bazaar.

The agency starts client work with analytics, then applies creative to build campaigns. Services include communications and PR, social and digital, analytics, and influencer. Clients have included Godiva, Jet, and Mucinex.

C+C

C+C is a communications agency founded in 2005, with offices in Seattle, Washington, and Boston, Massachusetts. The firm focuses on behavior-change campaigns aimed at making the world healthier and more sustainable, working primarily with the public sector and social causes.

Services include PR, multicultural marketing, social, digital, advertising, events, and door-to-door outreach. Clients have included REI, Lyft, Nike, the University of Washington, and Vermont High Safety.

InkHouse

InkHouse is an integrated PR agency founded in 2007 and based in Waltham, MA. The firm intersects social media, media relations, creative services, and content marketing, working with leaders, creators, and innovative thinkers.

Services include corporate social responsibility, content, creative, crisis and issues management, executive visibility, influencer and analyst relations, media relations, media training, public affairs, social, speaking, events and awards, and measurement. Clients have included Harvard University, Bain Capital, ERA Coalition, and Nutanix.

RBB Communications

RBB Communications is an integrated communications agency with offices in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, New York, and Los Angeles. Founded in 1975, RBB specializes in breakout brands, using proprietary research to deliver insights and results.

Services include media relations, influencer engagement, digital marketing, corporate communications, creative, advertising, and social media management. The firm works across travel, health, products and services, entertainment, real estate, higher education, professional services, and reputation management. Clients have included Bank of America, DHL Express, and Homewood Suites by Hilton.

Walker Sands

Walker Sands is a full-service B2B marketing agency with offices in Chicago, Seattle, and San Francisco. Founded in 2001, its core capabilities are public relations, branding, creative, demand generation, marketing strategy, and web.

The agency takes an integrated approach to drive credibility, awareness, and conversions. Clients have included Miller Heiman Group, Uptake, Sprout Social, and Grubhub.

Day One Agency

Day One Agency is a creative communications firm based in New York, founded in 2014. The agency combines the best of digital, PR, and social to attract clients and their audiences.

Services span creative (concept development, front-end development, mood boards, meme-making), communications (media relations, narrative development), social media (content strategy, planning, measurement and analytics), influencer (identification, recommendation, casting), branding (development, positioning), and activation (event oversight, design, marketing). Clients have included American Express, Facebook, Comcast, YouTube, Bacardi, and Nike.

dna Communications

Founded in 2007, dna Communications is a healthcare agency with offices in London and New York. The firm helps clients navigate the scientific, regulatory, commercial, and communications landscape of the healthcare sector.

Services include scientific communications platforms, patient awareness campaigns, media training, and corporate, brand, pricing, and communications strategy. Clients have included the European Society for Organ Transplantation, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lilly, Novartis, and Celgene.

Havas Formula

Havas Formula is a national public relations agency founded in 1992, with offices on both coasts and a roster of premier US clients. The agency helps brands push through the noise and stand out from competitors.

The firm launched a creative service division that bolstered its storytelling and presentation capabilities. Clients have included Dunkin' Donuts, Heineken USA, Schlage, and Jaguar.

Carmichael Lynch Relate (IPG)

Carmichael Lynch Relate is a full-service marketing communications firm rooted in public relations, founded in 1990 and part of Interpublic Group (IPG). The firm has offices in New York and Minneapolis and provides brand planning and strategy, corporate communications, experiential, purpose and influencer marketing, crisis and issues management, integrated production, media relations, and social engagement.

Clients have included Bath & Body Works, Post Consumer Brands, Arla, and Jack Link's.

KWT Global

KWT Global is a global brand strategy and public relations agency with offices in New York, London, Los Angeles, and Toronto, founded in 2005. The firm brings an interdisciplinary creative approach to marketing and communications, combining PR, digital, social, and influencer engagement.

Services include brand strategy and planning, event production, measurement and analytics, and media relations. Clients have included Amway, Deloitte, Wyndham Rewards, American Express, One Medical, and Pantone.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is a small PR firm different from a large holding-company agency?

A small PR firm typically runs under 100 employees and keeps senior staff directly on client accounts, while a large holding-company agency often staffs day-to-day work with junior teams under a senior pitch lead. Small firms also tend to specialize in one or two sectors rather than covering every category.

How do I pick the right small PR firm for my business?

Match the firm's stated specialty to your category first. Feintuch and Gramercy fit finance and public-sector work, dna Communications and RBB fit healthcare, Walker Sands and InkHouse fit B2B technology, and JPR, Olive PR, and Day One Agency fit consumer, lifestyle, and travel brands.

Are small PR firms more affordable than large agencies?

Generally yes, since small firms carry lower overhead and fewer management layers, but pricing depends on scope, sector specialization, and the seniority of the team assigned. A specialized boutique in a high-demand category (financial communications, healthcare) can still command premium rates.

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